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By WILLIAM J. BROAD

On a cold Saturday in early 2009, Glenn Black, a yoga teacher of nearly four decades, whose devoted clientele includes a number of celebrities and prominent gurus, was giving a master class at Sankalpah Yoga in Manhattan. Black is, in many ways, a classic yogi: he studied in Pune, India, at the institute founded by the legendary B. K. S. Iyengar, and spent years in solitude and meditation.

Muscle Deterioration In Patients With Lung Disease Seen Connected To Heightened Carbon Dioxide Levels In The BloodScienceDaily (Apr. 23, 2009) — Muscle deterioration in patients with lung diseases might be a direct consequence of high carbon dioxide levels in their blood, an international team of researchers headed by Prof. Yosef Gruenbaum of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has found.

Our Training Programs are focused on teaching the Qigong Principles that help lay the foundation on which all forms of Tai Chi & Qigong stand. This rich, traditional approach cultivates a process of self exploration. This is often a slow, difficult journey which leads to a deeper, stronger more intimate self awareness.

Students are encouraged to integrate their newly realized, Spirit-Body-Mind awareness into their daily lives, creating powerful opportunities for personal growth on all levels. While we do train in Tai Chi and Qigong forms, they are merely a "playground" for each student's deeper, personal work. We are not in the exercise business, we are in the healing business...We help people become..."SimplyAware" of their true nature, body, mind and spirit.

Classroom Training:Weekly classes are available in , (Modified) , and our own program for assisted living communities. Each of our programs are based on the 8 Qigong Principles in our TMQP Program which offers students the opportunity to enhance their physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.

Our students report many benefits from their Tai Chi and Qigong training including: